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Northwest Passage, Late August 2009

Acquired August 27, 2009, this true-color image shows the partial opening of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Besides some ice-free and ice-clogged channels, the image also shows the varied topography of snow-free islands.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team. Caption by Michon Scott based on image interpretation by Walt Meier and Ted Scambos, National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Published September 3, 2009
Data acquired August 27, 2009

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topic:
Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Extent